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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is about to make moves into Iran — and it’s all thanks to the Obama administration. Up until recently, Iran’s long-established sanctions have kept Apple, as well as other major technology groups, far from entering the country’s grounds.

According to The Wall Street Journal, the Cupertino, California-based company was forbidden from selling Macs and iOS devices to customers who were planning on bringing those products to Iran, reflecting an effort on the part of the Iranian government to crack down on protestors and prevent the free flow of information on these sophisticated devices.

But then in May, the Obama administration and the Treasury Department announced their efforts to ease these rigid standards and help facilitate the flow of useful technology into Iran. Text messaging and other communications technologies can help activitists in the Middle East, and while the region’s government is still trying fervently to thwart this effort, Obama on the other hand is working to facilitate it.